Tuesday, April 12, 2022

faith, gohonzon, …

每日箴言
池田大作出版著作

4月 12日
能将人视为"独一无二"的存在,是"诗人的慧眼"。骄慢的才智者欲玩弄世界於自己掌中,相对的,诗人的心欲向世界的神秘虔诚俯首。

Daily Encouragement
Daisaku Ikeda's

April 12
The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries.

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Good day Myo Ho Friends !
🌈Have a smooth week ahead!
🙏 Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo to you.
👋👋 As long as our mind of faith is connected to the Gohonzon, our benefits will never disappear .
🙏💪The power of the Gohonzon is absolute.
👋👋Please be assured that we are accumulating inconspicuous benefit that with the passage of time, we will surely attain a life state of complete fulfilment and satisfaction through our practice of continuous chanting Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo.

📚The New Human Revolution Vol 25,
"Gentle Breeze" chapter.

🇧🇪Ikeda Sensei 🖌
🙏📿"Put your complete faith in the Gohonzon, and pray with all your being.
To realise your prayers and transform your karma, it's vital to have firm conviction in faith.
🙏💪The power of the Gohonzon is absolute.
💁🏻‍♂️💁🏻‍♀️The purpose of Buddhism is to enable all people to become happy."

🙏"The Gohonzon exists for the happiness of all people, for all humanity.
🙏The Gohonzon exists to transform the karma of humanity, for the sake
of world peace.
🙏The Gohonzon exists for the realization of kosen-rufu."

📝Let's learn from Ikeda Sensei's
guidances.

🌈🌤"Day after day, a new sun rises on the lives of those who uphold the Mystic Law.
💪A vigorous and rich life force wells up in them. They feel younger year by year, and their lives are filled with good fortune even in their last years.
👉We can see, then, that Buddhism shows us the way to solve various problems which we confront as our society ages."

🙏"As long as our mind of faith is connected to the Gohonzon, our benefits will never disappear.
🛎That's why it is vital for us to persevere in our Buddhist practice throughout our lives no matter what, even if on some days our physical condition or other circumstances prevent us from doing gongyo and chanting daimoku to our full satisfaction.
✌️Those who continue to challenge themselves to the end savor ultimate victory."

👉"Age is not an excuse for giving up. Allowing yourself to grow passive and draw back is a sign of personal defeat.
💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♂️There may be a retirement age at work, but there is no retirement age in life."

🇧🇪Ikeda Sensei's encouragement:
🙏💁🏻‍♂️💁🏻‍♀️"I cannot emphasise too strongly my hope that you will all take good care of your health.
💙🙏❤️ Please make good health a top priority in your daily lives, including your work and your activities for kosen-rufu.
💙🙏❤️Please direct your prayers, wisdom, care and efforts towards staying healthy so that you may live long. I also wish all of you secure and comfortable lives."
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Monday, April 11th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Just as flowers open up and bear fruit, just as the moon appears and invariably grows full, just as a lamp becomes brighter when oil is added, and just as plants and trees flourish with rain, so will human beings never fail to prosper when they make good causes."

(The Third Day of the New Year
- WND, Vol. 1, page 1013)
Selection Source: Suntetsu,
Seikyo Newspaper, April 9th, 2022

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin declares: 'The wonderful means of truly putting an end to the physical and spiritual obstacles of all living beings is none other than Nam-myoho-renge-kyo' (WND–1, 842). There are no obstacles that cannot be overcome by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. There are no deadlocks in Nichiren Buddhism. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the 'wonderful means' for breaking through all obstacles and forging ahead freely in life with courage and composure. That is why the Daishonin urges: 'Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other" (WND–1, 1001). When we base our lives on the 'strategy of the Lotus Sutra'— that is, faith in the Mystic Law—we will overcome all problems without fail."

7th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting, Faith is the Source of Boundless Hope, from the 20th SGI General Meeting, Oct. 17th, 1995 broadcasted at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters' leaders meeting on Feb. 6th, 2022. Feb, 16th 2022, Seikyo Newspaper, translation released April 2022
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12th Apr. Daily Guidance By Daisaku Ikeda:

Once you make a resolve, courage and wisdom will well forth. Even with things that one said to be impossible, you don't know whether they are until you try for yourself. No matter what others may say, it starts with you. I hope you will be people with such strong resolution. 🙏🏻

4月12日,池田先生今日指导:

一旦下定决心,就会涌出智慧和勇气 。别人说办不到的事,自己不去试怎么会知道 。哪怕别人怎么说,首要是在自己 。希望大家都是具备那种坚强决心的人 。 🙏🏻
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4月12日 仅凭概念,不能真正地培育人。要在实践中身体力行,流淌汗水,一起哭,一起笑——在这样人与人的共同奋斗与切磋琢磨中,人才能得到磨炼。一一一 池田大作
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12th Apr. DAILY GOSHO

Today there are people who have faith in the Lotus Sutra. The belief of some is like fire while that of others is like water. When the former listen to the teachings, their passion flares up like fire, but as time goes on, they tend to discard their faith. To have faith like water means to believe continuously without ever regressing. 🙏🏻

The Two Kinds of Faith

4月12日, 御书圣训:
献给您的每一天。

有 信 法 华 经 之 人 。有 如 火 之 信,有 如 水 之 信 。如 火 之 信 者,听 闻 时 如 火 之 燃,稍 远 之,则 有 弃 心 。如 水 之 信 者,永 不 为 退 之 信 也 。

《复上野书》其六 (《水火二信抄》)

如今的时代,虽有信受法华经的人,但其中有些是像火焰燃烧似的信者,也有些是如流水不息般的信者。像火焰燃烧似的信者,听闻佛法时,虽然感到火热,一旦退热时,就会兴起舍弃的念头。如流水不息般的信者,始终不会退转,一直坚持信心 。 🙏🏻
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Today's Gosho: 749*

"Myo represents death, and ho, life. Living beings that pass through the two phases of life and death are the entities of the Ten Worlds, or the entities of Myoho-renge-kyo."

Nichiren Daishonin (WND, 216)


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